#514D4E#514D4E

#514D4E is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.006 H 0.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514D4E
RGB	rgb(81, 77, 78)
HSL	hsl(345, 3%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(345, 5%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 3.7%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.15, 1.86, -0.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.15, 1.86, 359.93°)
OKLab	oklab(42.44% 0.0055 0)
OKLCH	oklch(42.44% 0.006 0.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.4222, 7.6072, 8.2836)
Luminance	0.0761 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514D4E #4D5150

analogous

#514D50 #514D4E #514E4D

triadic

#514D4E #4E514D #4D4E51

tetradic

#514D4E #50514D #4D5150 #4E4D51

square

#514D4E #50514D #4D5150 #4E4D51

split-complementary

#514D4E #4D514E #4D5051

monochromatic

#121112 #322F30 #514D4E #706B6C #8F898B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.33

#514D4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#514D4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514D4E

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514D4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514D4E	1.00	8.33	2.52	8.33
#FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4E4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4E4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#524D4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514d4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 77, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.006 0.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817e7f',
    500: '#514d4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514d4e;
$custom-light: #817e7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514d4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345,
    "s": 2.532,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42442,
    "c": 0.00552,
    "h": 0.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514D4E

secondary

#7B7F7E

accent

#ACA07C

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #514D4E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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